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Trash can mandate and parking on City Council agenda

Evansville City Council meets Monday night to talk about trash cans and parking restrictions for trailers, campers, buses and recreational vehicles. It's also the first council meeting for a newly-elected member.

Evansville City Council meets Monday night to talk about trash cans and parking restrictions for trailers, campers, buses and recreational vehicles. It's also the first council meeting for a newly-elected member.

Here's what's on the agenda:

TRASH MANDATE AT GAS STATIONS, BARS, ETC.

City Council will decide if every gas station, convenience store, restaurant, bar, night club, coffee shop and beverage/snack stand should be required to have a trash can and to keep their property trash and debris free.

Councilwoman Michelle Mercer, R-At-Large, and Councilman Dan Adams, D-At-Large, sponsored the ordinance. The second reading is Monday, which means the council will debate the ordinance and open the floor to public comment before voting it into city code.

Restrictions would apply for motor vehicles that are more than 21 feet long, 8 feet wide and 9 feet high — or any motor vehicle weighing more than 11,000 pounds. That would likely include buses, RVs and semi-trucks without a trailer.

"Non-motorized wheeled devices," e.g. trailers, wagons and carts, would also fall under these restrictions.

The ordinance, which is sponsored by Missy Mosby, D-2nd Ward, states the Board of Public Safety will only issue permits if the parking "will not present a hazard or create an obstruction of traffic."

FIRST MEETING FOR NEW COUNCILMAN

John Hayden's first meeting as 3rd Ward City Councilman is Monday night.